A double row of cells which are located at the midline from the end of gastrulations. The morphology of these cells is distinct from adjacent ectodermal cells - they are elongated such that one end remains exposed to the outside of the embryo at the mideline while the other end bissects the internalised mesoderm. [ http://flybase.org/reports/FBrf0089570.htm ]
Term information
- FBbt:00000136 (ManualMappingCuration)
- MIAA:0000243
- EFO:0003336
- MAT:0000243
uberon_slim, efo_slim
Split term? The part of the mesenchyme derived from ectoderm, especially from the embryonic neural crest from which the pigment cells, meninges, and most of the branchial cartilages develop.[TFD]